What is the Least Common Multiple of 41206 and 41212?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 41206 and 41212 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41206 and 41212, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41206,41212) = 2
LCM(41206,41212) = ( 41206 × 41212) / 2
LCM(41206,41212) = 1698181672 / 2
LCM(41206,41212) = 849090836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41206 and 41212 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41206 and 41212. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41206 and 41212.

Prime Factorization of 41206

Prime Factorization of 41212

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41206 and 41212.

LCM(41206,41212) = 2² × 11¹ × 1873¹ × 10303¹
LCM(41206,41212) = 849090836